KWAGGA SMITH – LIFER

Trout farmer, rugby star and the spark that fires the Springbok’s Bomb Squad into life, Kwagga Smith is a freaking legend of the oval ball

ANDY KILLICK – LIFER

Still climbing mountains and catching leervis/garrick at 78, Zandvlei local and retired geologist Andy Killick might very well be the muse for Toby Keith’s country

LIFER: ANDY COETZEE

Of all the salty fly fishing sea dogs in all the world, few have the credentials that Andy Coetzee has. From guiding to setting up

CORSICAN DAVE 

One of fly fishing’s true characters, perhaps you’ve seen his moustache before or maybe it was the ubiquitous cigar. Most likely you’ve seen our Scotland-based

LIFER: TERRY BABICH

A lover of unfashionable fly targets like catfish and grass carp, in his fly fishing and fly-tying tastes, veteran Gauteng guide Terry Babich marches to

LIFER: JEFF PIERCE, DR FISH

Recognisable from running BYOR (Bring Your Own Rod) line-testing events for Scientific Anglers all over the world, Jeff Pierce, aka Dr Fish, gets to fish

LIFER: LEFTY KREH

Arguably the greatest modern fly angler, when he passed away in 2018 Lefty Kreh left an indelible mark on our sport. In 2017 our editor-at-large,

LIFER – YURI JANSSEN

Coming from a storied South African fly fishing family, Yuri Janssen was never going to be shackled to a desk 24/7 and his CV (Lesotho, Russia, Central

STRAIGHTSTICK

You know when a guy has a fishing middle name like Marius “Straightstick” Rousseau, that he’s walked the walk. Whether it was targeting largemouth yellowfish

LIFER: LIONEL SONG

More at home in the bush than he is in the burbs, capable of fixing almost anything and fishier than a tin of expired pilchards,

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